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any defign that they ftiould appear in publick 5 but 

 I happened to fhew them lately to a gentleman of 

 the neighbourhood, who defired I would fend them 

 to your Society. I have, therefore, taken the li- 

 berty to follow his advice; and if you find any thing 

 worthy the notice of the Society, or yourfelf, it will 

 afford pleafure to, Sir, 



Your obedient humble fervant, 



T. PAVIER. 



" Were the foreft of Dean duly improved, it were 

 " an imperial defign: and 1 do pronounce it 

 " more worthy of a prince, who truly confults 

 " his glory in the higheft intereft of his fub- 

 " jects, than that of gaining battles, or fubdu~ 

 " ing a province : for he not only fecurcs the 

 " ftrength and glory of the nation, in prefer- 

 cc ving an abundant fupply of timber for fhip- 

 fC ping ; but alfo adds greatly to the number 

 cl of people, by the many new farms for corn 

 lc and grafs, erected where the land turns at 

 Cf prefent to little account for timber, which is 

 " univerfally neglecled - t and lefs for men, be- 

 " ing uninhabited." 



The above is a quotation from Mr. Evelyn's 



Svlva, which a late furvey of the land therein 



X 3 mentioned, 



